FRAGRANCE SCAMS EXPOSED!! THE TRUTH

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  • @MrSmelly1977
    @MrSmelly1977  Рік тому +2

    BUY FRAGRANCE SAMPLES HERE IN THE USA & CANADA: www.myfragrancesamples.com/

    • @kosa404
      @kosa404 8 місяців тому

      Can you tell something about desiros inferno ?

  • @El_Guero_925
    @El_Guero_925 Рік тому +43

    I love how you included the whole “sex scam” category to this and I cannot agree more! I have fragrances that I love but my wife isn’t too crazy about and ones that UA-camrs bash because they’re too sweet but my wife looooves them. I wear what I wear because I love them but the whole category of drive her crazy and all that is very misleading to younger men looking for their first fragrance. Also couldn’t agree more about how the ones saying this are very average looking guys. I’m no Johnny Depp or Channing Tatum myself but let’s be honest, most UA-camrs or fragcom reviewers whatever you want to say are not all that to say the least. Thank you for touching on that sir

    • @MrSmelly1977
      @MrSmelly1977  Рік тому +2

      Thank you very much. Great comment.

    • @stealth1077
      @stealth1077 Рік тому

      Uhm, sex sales.

    • @danlightened
      @danlightened Рік тому +3

      True. My sense is that we can find a lot of scents nice, but not necessarily attractive. Like, is a person attracted to flowers or woods or spices? No right? Then why would one be attracted to a person wearing it? I'm not talking about being attracted because someone smells nice/clean/fresh etc. I'm talking about primal sexual attraction. And I think that can only happen with animalic notes like musk, ambergris and indolic notes like Jasmine, tuberose etc.

  • @paulie-Gualtieri.
    @paulie-Gualtieri. Рік тому +37

    I can't stand channels that review niche fragrances and justify a £300-plus price point because it smells good. I have no problem buying something expensive as a treat, but there's a limit, and there's just too much BS involved. Dan, once again, you are speaking the truth.

    • @rj-vu5bz
      @rj-vu5bz Рік тому +1

      Completely agree

    • @yukiaditya7352
      @yukiaditya7352 Рік тому +2

      I only bought middle eastern dupes since 2 months ago. Enough of overpriced so-called niche and expensive fragrances. 😂😅

  • @DawahDigital
    @DawahDigital 3 місяці тому +4

    Finally, someone I can listen to ! Subbed

  • @Oman90012
    @Oman90012 Рік тому +12

    Thank you for being so honest and for bringing facts about the irrational and unethical marketing strategy of some reviewers. I am sure there is no such thing as a pant dropper perfume and many other scamming terminologies. Gents, please wake up and follow up your taste and instincts of what you like in perfumes. We are all different so are the women out there. Do not fall into the trap of the reviewers. Mainly use them for info if necessary but, maintain your choices at all times.

  • @OKIEBUD
    @OKIEBUD 11 місяців тому +5

    Preach it brother keep us safe from them scammers. And keeping it real in the influencer space

  • @thewaywelive2775
    @thewaywelive2775 Рік тому +2

    I think it's important to consider that for designer brands their perfumes are not their main means of income. If a Mercedes fragrance fails they at least have their car sales to fall back on, but if a niche fragrance fails it's a lot more damaging, so I can't be mad at niche houses for charging more. There're also some materials that are really expensive with cheap counterparts that doesn't smell exactly the same, but they get you in the ballpark. So I would argue that there actually is something called niche quality. Just think synthetic oud vs real oud.

  • @mrrob4590
    @mrrob4590 Рік тому +5

    Most niche houses don’t even produce their own stuff. They literally go to the big firms to make juice for them and put it in a fancy bottle. Plus the same perfumer making designer frags make niche. So in my mind it’s really only the designers and then a slight step up to luxury brands. The true niche brands are what we typically call indie in my opinion

    • @1987Aequitas
      @1987Aequitas 4 місяці тому

      Designers are rubbish and milking out aswell. Just create a success, keep making flankers non stop on the success. Super cheap to make the perfume, asking ridiculous prices.

  • @scottieScottScott
    @scottieScottScott Рік тому +3

    I firstly do not have the budget to buy high end niche/designer frags. I watch a couple of frag channels and as much as they push the higher priced frags, I`d happily go with a decent clone at a fraction of the price. Even ebay are ridiculous at hiking up the prices or very popular frags /clones.

  • @rabbit7able792
    @rabbit7able792 Рік тому +4

    Vintage Kouros is the best bird puller out there! I get offers all the time and I've got to keep turning them down, if my wife found out she'll have 3 of my houses and 4 million of my money...we can't have that!

  • @sliemavonpawz938
    @sliemavonpawz938 Рік тому +4

    I guess main exception to the luxury niche fragrance higher quality ingredients thing is aged oud oils and real sandalwood from mysore and things like that where the scarcity factor does play a role in price

    • @bonapartenn8903
      @bonapartenn8903 Рік тому +1

      Many don’t bother to use these real Oud: higher quality scents may not even be crowd pleasing or pleasant. I’ve tested out real Oud scents of $2000 and nope nope, horse shit. So they need to mix with synths. Mind you, if you want honest and better quality Oud or pure wood, go to the Middle East. That being said, you’ll see how the next generation will react to perfumes. Remember how heavy the 80s were, mid 90s and 2000s became so minimalistic. The next generation will hate oud n perhaps choose Ozonic scents or these middle eastern regular houses may gain influence. It’s happening already. The world is changing. These cat piss esoteric niche houses are struggling more than you’d think

  • @eg042680
    @eg042680 Рік тому +2

    Love Seikos. Things aren't as wonderful as they were, say, 10 to 20 years ago, but still many high quality, lower priced options. Enjoying the channel transformation.

    • @MrSmelly1977
      @MrSmelly1977  Рік тому

      I agree. Thank you very much !

    • @ViliamGajdos
      @ViliamGajdos Рік тому

      An interesting point, Eric. I dont see new releases to be future masterpieces as it used to be. Too much marketing these days.

  • @justice100forwin2
    @justice100forwin2 Рік тому +7

    Love the new direction....how many top 10's can people bare! Love to hear about great fragrance , how to dress classy and casual when you are over 40 and some nice watches. Also , how to attain these things without having to take a 3rd mortgage

    • @MrSmelly1977
      @MrSmelly1977  Рік тому

      Thank you! I appreciate the feedback.

    • @danman3163
      @danman3163 Рік тому

      He makes bank from his onlyfans targeting the feet-niche.

    • @MarketingMovies1337
      @MarketingMovies1337 Рік тому

      TBH if you've been in fragcom for a year, you've kind of seen it all. Seasons, date night, blind tests etc. The exception if of course MrSmelly and The Fragrance Apprentice.

  • @Hannah_BananaStand
    @Hannah_BananaStand 5 місяців тому +1

    It is getting very annoying how they are all putting the prices up to ridiculous degrees, I think due to the bump the industry from covid lockdowns and tiktok. I have my favourite niche houses but there are several who, I am not at all convinced, are using any better ingredients than designer. For example Xerjoff Dama Bianca, which sells for $400 AUD for 100ml, smells IDENTICAL to the 90s body spray Impulse Vanilla, which used to cost $5. No one can convince me that Dama Bianca is costly to make. The mark up in perfume is just as absurd as the mark up on designer hand bags. ( i.e $57 Dior bags being sold for $4000)

    • @frusia123
      @frusia123 Місяць тому

      People have to refuse to buy this crap. They'll sell you 100ml for a million if you buy it.

  • @luthorlisander8006
    @luthorlisander8006 4 місяці тому +1

    Simply Truth.

  • @patrickbennett439
    @patrickbennett439 5 місяців тому

    I like that you said, who are those guys to be so good with the women, the youtubers. Its a true statement. Any one of us could be better, especially if we do our own thing and become who we were really supposed to become instead of copying a youtuber.

  • @weirdversions
    @weirdversions Рік тому +2

    On the "s3x scam" topic, it's true, fragrances won't make any woman want you, BUT, here's why I think it's a thing to invest in: if a girl finds you interesting in some way, smelling amazing (in case he likes your fragrance) really helps to make it something more special AND maybe gives her something to comment on and start a conversation.

    • @frusia123
      @frusia123 Місяць тому

      As a woman I'll let you in on a secret. If a girl likes you enough, she'll love how you smell, no matter what you're wearing. She will always remember that fragrance and associate it with you. It's all about you. The perfume is just a background.

  • @JustAnotherLou
    @JustAnotherLou 6 місяців тому

    He nailed it, fragance reviewers are hard to find these days, what we have instead are influencers who are pretty much selling you what others are paying them to promote, and you can't really trust the honesty of a person trying to sell you something

  • @influence1111
    @influence1111 4 місяці тому

    The fragrances i make are with the highest quality oils and absolutea on the market. Orris is $534 an oz so if you can imagine, i will not be giving them away. Currently dilute at 20% averaging 3.13 a ml

  • @valentinborzos
    @valentinborzos 5 місяців тому

    Hi, an offtopic request. Anyone knows the name of the classical music from the end? just can not find it. Thanks!

  • @deannoble673
    @deannoble673 Рік тому +1

    Enjoyed this one.
    The extra watch content was very interesting too. Love the Omega I think you bagged a good one there.
    Keep up the good work.

  • @Rob-ew4bl
    @Rob-ew4bl Рік тому +3

    LOL let me talk about scams but first here is my fragrance at 120 bucks! My wife works in the beauty industry and most fragrances are made for a couple of bucks. So one can say that a no name person selling his fragrance is scamming for 120 bucks. SMH

  • @Oak-n-Iron
    @Oak-n-Iron Рік тому

    Designer brands ingredient quality vs price is worse than niche. Contrary to what you said, niche fragrances often do use more rare and expensive naturals than designers.

  • @michaelkennedy4444
    @michaelkennedy4444 Рік тому +3

    Agree , Guerlain is quality .

  • @joelantler6660
    @joelantler6660 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for this one Dan.

  • @No85Limits
    @No85Limits Рік тому +1

    I take what youtube channels say with a grain of salt... I used to blind buy and then stopped doing that. I always sample now, I wear what I like, and I try to get a few that my wife likes - she's very picky.

  • @bunteeful
    @bunteeful Рік тому +2

    Blah blah blah, don’t buy from other niche brands, blah blah blah, but make sure you buy our brand! What a load of tosh!

  • @Mi3940
    @Mi3940 Рік тому +3

    I like dupe companies of perfumes.
    They are like robin hood of perfume world.
    Snatching from rich and giving to poors😏

  • @Wingman813
    @Wingman813 Рік тому +1

    They hold up a bottle and only used 2 mils? Try 2 sprays. It's something I've noticed in all these videos. My signature cologne has been discontinued and I've been looking into what's new, what's out there, and primarily what's common so I don't smell like everyone else. My smell is still coming back after having COVID 2.5 years ago so I have to get an idea of what some stuff smells like because I don't smell 100% accurately still. I have a fiancee so I don't really care about attracting other women with my scent. If I get compliments, cool. If I don't, whatever. I'll get laid either way. I know I've always smelled great and I'm just looking for the next go-to bottle for daily wear. I have other bottles that I might use in winter, for formal occasions, or just something that's going to be outside and smell nice in the heat. It is easy to fall into the hype and what-not. But I'm not out here buying every "must have" bottle these influencers are peddling.

  • @ricardohunte3086
    @ricardohunte3086 Рік тому +1

    Hi Mr. Smelly, firstly - I'm English, I was born in London. As a viewer of your channel and some of the other fragrance channels. Whatever, fragrance - a UA-camr says is nice. I would've thought that all the viewers would use some common sense insofar as trying before they buy a full bottle of juice. I have no idea about this note or that note - I pop down to the stores and give it a try, yes, I have a lot of fun testing out whatever fragrance it is I'm interested in. As I normally stop any ladies walking past and ask what they think of the fragrance on my skin and at times, I'd have a few ladies around me and we'd start talking about fragrances that maybe their husband or boyfriend might like. I normally go by the ladies body language if I ask her, her opinion as not every lady what's some stranger stopping them in Harrods or Selfridges or Harvey Nichols and asking what she thinks of this or that. I'm rather lucky that I was a cat in another life. So I'm mischievous and playful most of the time. And I like having a laugh. I follow a few simple rules, be perlite to everyone and look people in the eyes when you speak to them - decorum costs nothing. Now, if a guy wants to be noticed. It's very simple - he has to keep himself in some kind of shape, wear clean well fitted clothes believe in himself. If a guy was to go out with a group of his female friends. Then he'd be noticed by all the other ladies in the club. Myself - I hang out with a few different groups of ladies and I always get noticed. I hope that doesn't sound like I'm being big headed. Any man can get any lady. But he has to go about it the right way.

  • @CAMERONSGOGOJUICE
    @CAMERONSGOGOJUICE Рік тому +6

    Designer brands buy quality ingredients in waaaaay larger quantities which saves a ton of money and allows them to charge less. Inn comparison niche brands work with way less resources and smaller batches ect

  • @douglasn.3111
    @douglasn.3111 Рік тому

    Yesss, sir ! Content actually worth consuming. How refreshing! Thank you. Not just another "buy this, link is below" video. I'm developing a tight rotation of fragrances I truly enjoy. I don't need 20+ fragrances that I haven't sprayed in a year+!! That said, I am sure that more boobs=more views.

  • @dduke777
    @dduke777 Рік тому

    Excellent video. Keeping it professional, it naming names. But stating straight facts. Well done!

  • @dansmith8649
    @dansmith8649 Рік тому

    Great video thanks Dan. Eau Sauvage cologne is my no1 this summer

  • @paulomonteverde1748
    @paulomonteverde1748 Рік тому +1

    So, in your view the fragrance price should be related to the price of their ingredients (otherwise it’s a scam). It’s like saying a Picasso is worth nothing because Pablo Picasso used cheap paint. Fragrance is art and culture, so your comments on topic (price of materials) do not make too make sense.

    • @monster9490
      @monster9490 8 місяців тому

      There’s good art that I couldn’t do to save my life and it’s worth the money for YES the paint ,time,effort that was put into it ,and then their are bad artist who do a few lines on a canvas and get paid a load of money for what my child could do 😂😂😂 so YES it does make sense

  • @M_Ladd
    @M_Ladd Рік тому

    What about natural ambergris and oud? They are not cheap! Don't know about Creed now that they have been sold, but at one time, they used nothing but natural ambergris.

    • @ViliamGajdos
      @ViliamGajdos Рік тому

      Lucky those ones having 120ml Creed bottles. Current versions have their days numbered.

  • @markprendergast1718
    @markprendergast1718 Рік тому +1

    Sometimes the art of the perfumer is worth it

  • @omaralyafai2368
    @omaralyafai2368 Рік тому +5

    Remember the " TOP TEN PANTY DROPPER FRAGRENCES WOMEN LOVE!!!!!" LMAO😂😂😂

    • @cheekychipolata
      @cheekychipolata Рік тому

      And the guy will be a nerd.

    • @aaron4387
      @aaron4387 4 місяці тому

      What were they?
      I’m in a dry spell here😢

  • @ronniemann9209
    @ronniemann9209 7 місяців тому

    Spot on.... About freakin time someone said something about these scams..... Way to go Dan... Bravo 👌👏

  • @Mamasgirlcustom
    @Mamasgirlcustom 11 місяців тому

    Anyone here have recommendations for UA-cam channels that focus on unisex/women targeted fragrances?

  • @davidaustin4407
    @davidaustin4407 Рік тому +3

    Great advice on this video. You made some valid points on fragrance reviewers both male and female

  • @NuckshotBigga
    @NuckshotBigga Рік тому +1

    It's kind like certain "modern art" paintings. Make it for $1, sell it for $100.000.000.

    • @MrSmelly1977
      @MrSmelly1977  Рік тому

      True !

    • @ViliamGajdos
      @ViliamGajdos Рік тому

      Fragrances can be an interesting investment. You need to do your research and get it for a good deal. Sometimes you can make 50-70% profit.

  • @ralfhalfar4437
    @ralfhalfar4437 6 місяців тому

    You speak the most words per minute of anyone I listened to 😊

  • @Mloofylicious
    @Mloofylicious Місяць тому

    I would love someone to do a video review about the rooms where vloggers film their content because sometimes there's a total mess in the background.

  • @RonnieMorgan-fw8qj
    @RonnieMorgan-fw8qj 8 місяців тому

    I just like getting ideas for new fragrances to try. I ignore the panty dropping/girl catching bs. I have some great designer scents, but after wearing Creed, & PDM, I lose excitement in designers. Am I paying too much? Probably, but the ingredients, & quality has a different kick. Or maybe that’s me justifying the 💵 I spent on all my niche scents. 🤷‍♂️

  • @PhiI93
    @PhiI93 Рік тому +2

    Talking of fragrance scams, apparently the new ADG Parfum is just a rebranded Profumo.

    • @jessiewhite7783
      @jessiewhite7783 Рік тому +1

      It’s actually not smelled side by side, but they’re so similar. What’s the scam? They discontinued Profumo edp and then dropped a parfum concentration that smells similar.. who cares 🤣

  • @PaladinJenkis
    @PaladinJenkis Рік тому +1

    Guerlain is a fantastic company, they really offer such great quality for the price.

    • @danlightened
      @danlightened Рік тому

      I've heard that too. Any more such companies. I think. Chanel uses good quality ingredients too.

    • @PaladinJenkis
      @PaladinJenkis Рік тому +1

      @@danlightened Absolutely, they offer an amazing quality and extremely well balanced. People complain about longevity, I do agree to a certain degree with that statement. I also think that fragrances in general became louder and more synthetic wheras Chanel stayed classy.
      I wish Allure Homme Sport would last a bit longer though 😂

  • @carlanderson08
    @carlanderson08 Рік тому +2

    No stream today? Great video!🎉

  • @wagsbass
    @wagsbass 9 місяців тому +1

    Navitus perfume is probably the biggest scam going on UA-cam

  • @baysidedlove3427
    @baysidedlove3427 Рік тому

    This was a really good take on some of the bullshit i see in this space!! Not proud of my past but i was raised amongst pimps and player's in the bay area and i never heard any of them mention a fragrance in regards to it helping them get women!!! I absorbed 10% of their game and the other 90% i disregarded. The 10% i kept are, impeccable hygiene!! White teeth, clean skin, nice haircut, fresh breath, fashionable but not over the top, charisma, stimulating conversation, kindness, and after you have displayed all these traits to a woman and you see that she is interested and clearly in to you!!! Kindly tell her you enjoyed talking with her and bid her a good evening and leave the building. Thats that 10% game i used from some prolific pimps and players!! Fragrance is just a small piece but to get women its going to take much more to get them and retain them.

    • @sharfalor4244
      @sharfalor4244 Рік тому +1

      You're right, apparently my young son has women falling all over him, but he's cute, looks after himself, goes out clean and smart (without obvious brand name clothing) and yes, he gets women asking what fragrance he's wearing. Want to know what he wears? Dior Farenheit edt, Dareej by Rasasi or Midnight Oud by Ard Al Zafaaran (cheap interlude clone). 😂
      I can tell you, as a woman, we onky ask for 3 reasons... 1. As a conversation starter 2. Because we now associate it with you and we already decided we like you or 3. We love or hate the smell and want to make sure current or future partners do or don't wear it, but if we never showed interest then a fragrance isn't going to change that.

    • @baysidedlove3427
      @baysidedlove3427 Рік тому

      @@sharfalor4244 Yes ma'am 🙏🏽 and there is absolutely nothing wrong with clone fragrances!!! Some of them smell absolutely amazing. Keep teaching your son about proper hygiene and social skills and moral values and he is going to go far👍🏾 and wow I'm impressed with him wearing Dior fahrenheit 🤯 because I couldn't get my son to see the beauty of that fragrance LoL 🤣 May God bless you and your son and I appreciate your take on this topic 👍🏾

  • @zendariuskincaid5205
    @zendariuskincaid5205 Рік тому

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  • @keithwhisman
    @keithwhisman 4 місяці тому

    After a long hard day of work smelling terrible I’ve been told by girls that they loved the way I smelled. Girls like the way a man naturally smells.

  • @Gragon
    @Gragon Рік тому +1

    absolute majority huge channels do 10 lists of frags and every frag is "amazing, great, brings many compliments", next video bunch of the same, even the same frags. Recycling and regurgitating same vids over and over and over.
    Most definitely not a reviewers

    • @diogeneslantern18
      @diogeneslantern18 Рік тому

      The only adjective Jeremy "very sexy" Fragrance knows is"very sexy"

  • @audiman7716
    @audiman7716 Рік тому +1

    Love the omega. Have the same one but automatic. Haven’t worn it in a bit since my Rolex Sub and GMT get the most wrist time

    • @MrSmelly1977
      @MrSmelly1977  Рік тому

      Thank you. Those Rolex models are great

  • @FRD-HDD
    @FRD-HDD Рік тому

    I agree, a Fragrance is just an accessory and does not make who you are.

  • @marcin3x
    @marcin3x Рік тому

    Very good video. I must admit i changed my mind about you. You gained my respect. Well done.

  • @TonyThompson1981
    @TonyThompson1981 Рік тому

    The comment about how these reviewers still have full bottles was spot on.
    They say its because they have so many fragrances, but I don't believe that. I have around a hundred fragrances and they all have pretty good dents out of them. And I dont have a day time fragrance and a night time fragrance. I spray on my fragrance before work, or on my day off I do it before I go out. But these guys talk about how they have a day fragrance, a night fragrance, and after the shower fragrance, and how they respray the ones that dont last. But yet they hardly have any used out of their bottles? Strange.

    • @ViliamGajdos
      @ViliamGajdos Рік тому

      they get them for free...

    • @TonyThompson1981
      @TonyThompson1981 Рік тому

      @@ViliamGajdos Oh I know that. But even the stuff they've had for awhile is barely used.

    • @Alexsignal90
      @Alexsignal90 Рік тому +1

      ​@TonyThompson1981 my bottles have bigger dents after the first day lol

    • @TonyThompson1981
      @TonyThompson1981 Рік тому

      @@Alexsignal90 Exactly. And I've never really thought about it until now, but how can they give such a detailed review to something they've barely worn? I mean if there are no dents in the liquid level of their bottles because they own too many to wear these fragrances enough to put dents in them, how can they possibly form an opinion enough to give a detailed review of the fragrance?

  • @AffyR
    @AffyR Рік тому +3

    This is class 😂 he’s spitting facts

  • @sharfalor4244
    @sharfalor4244 Рік тому

    I just want to know if Dan got the smart meters? Apparently they aren't so smart and people are being billed ridiculous amounts on incorrect readings and if you cant pay the bill they force you onto pre payment at a higher price. Hmm, maybe thats the point but my responses are similar. I blocked my energy suppliers calls and just ignore the smart meter emails. 😂

  • @GrhamStone
    @GrhamStone 9 місяців тому

    Idont even get why they are both big industry's and make money of of playing of of people's insecurities

  • @PG-yi9iz
    @PG-yi9iz Рік тому

    My favorite fragrances in the past couple years came from SweDoft and Fath. Especially Le Loden by Fath. I felt like I was smelling fantastic quality, something very original, and worth every penny spent. Mancera & Armani were the biggest disappointments. The magic of Armani Pour Homme (the og) is long gone. Quantity won over quality.

  • @Mi3940
    @Mi3940 Рік тому +2

    "MANCERA"doing great job.
    Strong perfume with true luxury outcome with very reasonable price.😏✌️

  • @gavingerard2053
    @gavingerard2053 Рік тому +1

    Great video Dan

  • @ayd1211
    @ayd1211 Рік тому

    Great video, I have an Omega Seamaster too

    • @MrSmelly1977
      @MrSmelly1977  Рік тому +1

      Thank you. Seamasters are great and come in so many varieties.

  • @The_Fragrance_Dude
    @The_Fragrance_Dude Рік тому +52

    Let’s talk about the Patreon Scam…😂 💰

    • @voiceofreason62
      @voiceofreason62 Рік тому +7

      Why would we do that? Why not just let someone form a cult by constantly putting out "You can't trust anyone but me" content.

    • @KhaiFirst
      @KhaiFirst Рік тому +5

      In Dan we trust!

    • @The_Fragrance_Dude
      @The_Fragrance_Dude Рік тому +1

      @@voiceofreason62 Obviously you are trolling. Dan made viable recommendations and it was a good video. I do think there needs to be more accountability with Patreon, and I think it should be addressed. I am in no way throwing anyone under the proverbial bus, but I will say that every UA-cam influencer that I have ever supported through Patreon, did not provide what they said that they would for Patreon supporters.
      I also take into account that these individuals have families and jobs, and so time may not afford them to keep up on these obligations. In that case, they should remove the promises and just state that the money given will be used to grow the channel through fragrances for reviewing and/or equipment upgrading. I think this would be a great live chat opportunity for Dan, and it does not have to be condemning or condensing, but just an honest look at what is really being provided with what is being brought in.

    • @The_Fragrance_Dude
      @The_Fragrance_Dude Рік тому +4

      My apologies for the spelling error. I meant to type “condescending”.

    • @lanaconstanti-nova6379
      @lanaconstanti-nova6379 Рік тому +1

      Some great points here. There is a large number of decent reviews here, unfortunately they aren't popular. Most of the niche perfumes are dupes of designer ones. CH good girl the original one is the same as Psychedelic love in the base notes. And many others... Of course they can say that it's your nose or the notes are similar. But it is not only me.

  • @M_Ladd
    @M_Ladd Рік тому

    Might you be aware that Jason Stratton is a huge watch conisoire and collector! He always featured looking at one of his watches in all of his films.
    Believe with all the cell phones that watches are becoming more obsolete and old school, more of the status symbol so to speak.

  • @hidden.gemz.channel
    @hidden.gemz.channel Рік тому

    As always...great vid. I thought you would've put that alexandria Hawaiian etc...

  • @northernhammer1414
    @northernhammer1414 Рік тому

    I've not watched in a while but I genuinely love these videos.
    Id forgotten about the hilarious intros!
    Keep up the great work 👍🏾

  • @garthwright6308
    @garthwright6308 Рік тому +1

    This review solidifies how I feel about fragrances. I own a lot of top niche fragrances, and Bleu De Chanel Parfum is better than most of them if not all! I am talking about fragrances like Reflection Man, Oud Wood, Hacivat, Grand Soir, Silver Mountain Water, and Aventus. BDC Parfum is my 💓

    • @bonapartenn8903
      @bonapartenn8903 Рік тому +1

      What I usually find cringe is the way they demonize designer scents in the fragrance community and everyone makes a Sauvage joke and say all sorts. I’m not pinning for Sauvage or Bleu in particular but I find the emphasis too insulting and while working with non fragrance collectors regular buyers, I discovered these people don’t even know these fancy big esoteric niche names or care. You could get more compliments wearing Sauvage than wearing a $500 inner niche scent or Roja Dove. If that’s what you aim for. These designer brands have tested and sampled human opinions and pheromones and know better that you who claim something named “sarcophagus Demachi ” is the best 😅 or these urinal smelling niche perfumes. I could go on and on

    • @danlightened
      @danlightened Рік тому

      Really?

  • @JakubCz77
    @JakubCz77 Рік тому

    Big YES for the new direction ❤

  • @Arch8171
    @Arch8171 Рік тому

    Great video… 👍🏽

  • @steveparadox1
    @steveparadox1 Рік тому

    Can you define winning at life?
    What is your 5 year plan Dan?

    • @CiprianFx59
      @CiprianFx59 Рік тому +1

      are you interviewing him for a job? who dafugg has a 5 year plan? we live day to day

    • @MrSmelly1977
      @MrSmelly1977  Рік тому +3

      Being happy and enjoying your life is winning. No 5 year plan needed.

    • @philjones6054
      @philjones6054 Рік тому

      Be content with your lot, and be as positive as you can at all times...... that's my seventy five year plan.

  • @duncananderson6588
    @duncananderson6588 Рік тому +1

    44,000 subscribers! Moving up...

  • @liamjordan3068
    @liamjordan3068 Рік тому

    Brutally slaying the game! Agreed, it’s noticeable as these influencers get deeper into the game they lose touch of, well, people.
    I deleted them all after realising the fact that they’re wrong, deluded and out of touch, the fact was none of them had any reason to follow because they all have the personality of a used mop. That and the fact a reviewer with 200 followers can review it just as good or better using an iPhone, don’t fall for it.

  • @vitotronnolone5022
    @vitotronnolone5022 Рік тому

    Love the way you tell it how it is. With humour 😂👍. Great vids

  • @Bang4711
    @Bang4711 Рік тому +1

    I know you're not here to bring down any "content creators" who talk about fragrances but the vast majority literally have no clue about how to properly describe fragrances. Come to think of it, how useful is it to take a credible recommendation about a fragrance without actually smelling it yourself? This is where we are and good editing, a pretty face and other influences, can bring you followers I guess. In the end trust 1 nose only.....YOURS!

  • @LetsSeePaulAllens
    @LetsSeePaulAllens Рік тому +1

    Fragrance scam--my favorite KIND of scam.

  • @david029014
    @david029014 Рік тому +2

    I hate when reviewers keep saying everything they review is the best, their favorite, the one they are using the most. They give almost everything huge praise making you run out a blind buy. I have done this, feels like a scam. They are sellers not reviewers.

  • @MrSmelly1977
    @MrSmelly1977  Рік тому

    BUY NAUGHTON AND WILSON'S GRAVITAS ESSENTIA, CHYPRE FULMINARE, BON VIVEUR & GRAVITAS POUR HOMME HERE: naughtonandwilson.com

  • @blackcatchat
    @blackcatchat Рік тому +1

    I don’t claim to watch all the male perfume you tubers out there but I do watch a number, and I don’t find that most of the ones I watch push the “women will be all over you, if you wear this’” line. Some do go on about compliment getters, and some do say which ones their wives or girlfriends seem to prefer, but the only one I’ve seen who really seems to push the sex angle is Jeremy. I agree about your other scam points but don’t see that one quite as you do. By the way, in my (woman’s) opinion the guys whose channels I check out regularly may not be Greek gods in looks but they are pleasant enough. The only one that makes my skin crawl is Jeremy.

    • @MrSmelly1977
      @MrSmelly1977  Рік тому

      Thank you!

    • @danlightened
      @danlightened Рік тому +1

      Haha Jeremy is so over the top. So as a woman who seems to know her stuff, does any perfume makes you really wanna be 'all over a man?'
      I've always thought of it as an exaggeration too. Tbh, all I ever care in a perfume is that when I apply it, the occasional whiffs should keep making my day a bit more wondrous, fascinating and dreamy.

  • @danman3163
    @danman3163 Рік тому

    "And I can hear them complementing me on myyy fraaag
    oh joyy
    And I`ve been waiting for this moment
    for all my liiife"

  • @TheFragranceDecantBoutique
    @TheFragranceDecantBoutique Рік тому

    We love your content ❤

  • @ManchesterMick123
    @ManchesterMick123 Рік тому

    Is Noughton and Wilson niche ?

  • @hrabmv
    @hrabmv 10 місяців тому

    have you every bought a genuine perfume from a genuine company to find out they are selling 40ml perfume labled as 50 ml??? amazing! a luxury niche fragrance Frassai!! disgusting!

  • @theronyoumans1383
    @theronyoumans1383 Рік тому

    Nice watch sir

  • @billyda1jack15
    @billyda1jack15 Рік тому

    Damn I love how blunt you are lol hell yeah.

  • @tomguglielmo9805
    @tomguglielmo9805 Рік тому

    8:58 dont even answer with your voice. Alot of AI voice copying going on. If you dont know that number, dont answer. Alot of crazy people using A.I. to copy voice and use your information.

  • @headless.scents
    @headless.scents Рік тому

    "Lure them (pause) ...not that you should Lure them" LMBO! 😂 the whole video was funny as frack and helpful too, tfs and just subscribed

    • @MrSmelly1977
      @MrSmelly1977  Рік тому

      Thank you so much. Just subscribed to you too

    • @headless.scents
      @headless.scents Рік тому

      @@MrSmelly1977 aww yay! Thank you! 😊

  • @feafajic6392
    @feafajic6392 Рік тому +1

    You`re not paying for ingredients but the expertise and work the perfumer does while creating it. Perfumery is considered (in my eyes) as art and fragrance just like a painting is not a cost combination of canvas and paint used

    • @MrSmelly1977
      @MrSmelly1977  Рік тому

      Thank you. That’s is true and the analogy had some validity.

  • @lflat01
    @lflat01 Рік тому

    Scam #3 has my dying 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
    But facts none the less. Fragrances can't transform you to a charismatic character or improve your game.

  • @Snk13_ty
    @Snk13_ty Рік тому

    "I'm not saying they're lying to you" Then goes into an entire spiel about how he knows they're lying. Back biting is definitely your thing. You're shilling for cynics.

  • @mrrob4590
    @mrrob4590 Рік тому

    The luxury tax.

  • @_Solaris
    @_Solaris Рік тому +3

    I fully agree with you. A designer like BdC edt is incredible and every bit on par with outrageously priced niche frags.
    Also, niche/indie houses like Rogue (who use pretty much all naturals) put the lie to the unequivocal "need" for jacked-prices in the name of "natural ingredients".
    -and the fact that Rogue flips the 🖕 to IFRA is a bonus.
    Yes, my Jazeel Ghala is frikking expensive, but the naturals in this frag are truly expensive to produce and one bottle will take 20 years to get through.
    ...but Aventus? Oud Wood? As if.

  • @TheNeilo-Audiosound
    @TheNeilo-Audiosound Рік тому

    The best sex
    one I hear regular from a certain UA-camr is for PDM Layton which goes:-
    Layton Will get you laid My Man🤔So Will the Detour Noir Clone I bought Just get you upstairs outside😜
    As for PDM as a brand my opinion is yes Great Scents but overpriced massively compared to others.another Scent being hammered to death at the moment is S Boy by Draco which by all accounts after checking its price here in the UK seems a bit Extortionate considering how many designer fragrances you could buy for the price of one bottle.
    Nice Omega by the way and their Patina always tends to go a brown/Red colour so it must be the Lume they use.
    As for the Scent (that to me anyway) is still the most recognisable and I still love it has to be Polo Green,Just a Scent that I still wear as it was my favourite in my teens. (Late 50’s now🙈)

  • @voiceofreason62
    @voiceofreason62 Рік тому +4

    Scam 1. Tell me you don't understand economy of scale without saying you don't understand economy of scale.
    I have no idea what has happened to this channel but every video makes it look like it is 5 minutes away from pivoting to a Andrew Tate "lifestyle influencer" channel that will be offering how to be a real man courses for $10 a month.

    • @MrSmelly1977
      @MrSmelly1977  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for the support

    • @voiceofreason62
      @voiceofreason62 Рік тому

      @@MrSmelly1977 Awwww can't be mad at you, the way dismiss legit criticism of your content without feeling the need to address it... Well I just can't help but blush.

  • @eSxExcellence
    @eSxExcellence Рік тому

    The sex scam one is definitely funny, my wife's favorite fragrance of mine is CDNIM. It definitely doesn't have to be anything crazy lmao

  • @Chirn70
    @Chirn70 Рік тому

    Aye, Dan.
    I get the impression a LOT of them have very basic knowledge and share no love for the subject.

  • @D-Paramountcy
    @D-Paramountcy Рік тому

    Didn’t know you were a Star Wars fan!

  • @genossaitama5504
    @genossaitama5504 8 місяців тому

    You remind me quite a bit of SerpentzA no offence by any means

  • @andrewcarlile6232
    @andrewcarlile6232 Рік тому

    Great videos, really enjoy the watch/life lession talk 👍